Future Nevada homes powered by wind

Nevada has a lot of open spaces across its deserts and long mountain ranges where wind has the freedom to race and swirl as fast as it can. It sometimes blows into Las Vegas valley with such a fury that it knocks unsuspecting and tipsy visitors into resort pools. On those days you don't want to play golf either.

The idea to harness this natural resource has been slowly gaining traction here. Recently a major hurdle was overcome when Senator Reid convinced the Defense Department to drop its objections to the development of a wind farm in Wilson Creek Range in the eastern part of the state, about 180 miles from Las Vegas. It could become the site for a 450-megawatt project. Sierra Pacific Resources, the owner of the state's two largest utilities, has plans to build a 200-megawatt facility in northeastern Nevada. There clearly seems to be a healthy does of momentum toward harnessing this free and clean energy source. Click on the link in this paragraph to read the entire article.